Mr. Ryan
concentrates his practice in commercial litigation and corporate
law. His practice includes the representation of clients at the
trial court and appellate levels in a wide variety of business
disputes, including contract enforcement, employment actions,
construction litigation and mechanic’s liens, trade secret and
non-competition litigation, shareholder disputes, insurance coverage
and related commercial litigation.
Mr. Ryan is
an experienced trial attorney, having represented a number of
clients in mediations, arbitration hearings, bench trials, and jury
trials in Illinois and Iowa courts. Additionally, Mr. Ryan has
significant appellate experience, having clerked in the Illinois
Appellate Court, Third District, and having handled a number of
appeals in state and federal courts.
Mr. Ryan
graduated with from the University of Illinois in 1998 with a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics. He obtained his Juris Doctor
Degree from Northern Illinois University College of Law, graduating
summa cum laude in 2001. Mr. Ryan is admitted to the Illinois Bar,
the Iowa Bar, the United States Bar for the Northern, Southern and
Central Districts of Illinois and the Southern District of Indiana.